Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2013 17:11:47 -0500 From: John Alderman Subject: Maytag Repairmen of Forestry Less than two decades ago when I was a wildlife biologist, I reported forestry Best Management Practices violations to the Mecklenburg County forester.. When we met to discuss ways to improve the situation, it wasContinue Reading

Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2013 13:40:49 -0500 From: “Tom Glendinning” Subject: Chatham Park Video A year or so ago, Chatham Park Investors published a video on the new development.  It portrays their vision and describes their planning process.  I feel it is worth reviewing at this point in the discussion.Continue Reading

Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 10:31:31 -0400 From: John Alderman Subject: Chatham Park, All Hands on Deck As a retired NC Wildlife Resources Commission biologist and current small business owner, I know that we can’t rely on state and federal agencies to protect our drinking water supplies.  For example, more thanContinue Reading

Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2013 11:34:57 -0500 (EST) From: mphorn22 Subject: Re: Al Cooke’s explanations I agree with a lot of Al Cooke’s explanations about Chatham Park.  The first of two points I want to bring up is that we the public were not made aware of the looming development beingContinue Reading

Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2013 12:51:30 -0500 From: “John R Dykers” Subject: Property rights and Chatham Matters and Chatham Park Our property rights are constitutional but not God given. The framers of the constitution included several deists and even a religionist or two depending on interpretations, but all were declaringContinue Reading

Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2013 10:01:24 -0500 (EST) From: Kattorney Subject: Re: Chatham Chatlist #4795 Taylor Kish – Surely you understand the difference between a single  homeowner being forced to rewire their home before selling it, and the wish to thoughtfully and effectively regulate a development that is going to increase theContinue Reading

Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2013 12:22:29 -0400 From: John Alderman Subject: Chatham Park, Guns at Our Back There has been a long history of land and water conservation in Chatham County.  All totaled, there are more than 60,000 acres in conservation ownership in Chatham, much of which is associated withContinue Reading

Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2013 09:55:37 -0400 From: Taylor Kish Subject: No, I am not connected to Chatham Park Or Jim Goodnight, or Preston Development.  That is a ridiculous accusation. My only point in the Chatham Park discussion is to remind us all of OUR GOD-given right to private property. Continue Reading

Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2013 13:42:05 -0400 From: “Michael Kirkman” Subject: The Middle Ground Chatham Chatlist #4793 Why is there no longer a “Middle Ground”?  There is no longer  a willingness to compromise.  There are so many issues that are not being settled because “I am right and you areContinue Reading

Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 09:36:39 -0400 From: “John R Dykers” Subject: Chatham Park tradeoffs Thank you Leda Hartman for your call for problem solving as we deal with who pays for what in the development of Chatham Park. Kindness and respect have to combine with vigilence and insight. GovernmentContinue Reading